Below, check out an abridged excerpt of an editorial that ran in this iconic issue. To access the full article, head HERE.

If you attended the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup in Richmond, CA this June—or any of our other recent events—you know that “dabbing” is all anyone in the cannabis community is talking about. Like it or not, dabs are hot—but the phenomenon raises a number of issues.

How pure are your concentrates? Is butane hash oil (BHO) effective as medicine? And most importantly, is ingesting it safe?

These are some of the issues I tackle in this month’s cover story “To Dab or Not to Dab?” by providing a forum for a panel of experts to examine the dos and don’ts of dabbing.

Of course, when it comes to marijuana as medicine, there’s one trusted name that we always defer to—Dr. Lester Grinspoon. Here’s what the good doctor had to say on the subject:

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